Historicon 2026

Historicon 2026

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Welcome to Historicon 2026

Please plan to join us for Historicon 2026 from July 15th to 19th.

Convention Badge and Merchandise Sales are open


Attendee Registration

Badge sales opened on May 12th (complimentary badges, e.g., volunteer, game host, etc., will be available by May 22nd).

Pre-registration will CLOSE on Tuesday, July 14th at 6:00pm Eastern.

We've created a short overview on how to register for Badges, Tickets, & Merchandise. You MUST complete the Check Out process when adding Tickets or Merch to your Badge. If you only add them to your Cart, they will disappear after 2 hours.

To get HMGS Member pricing you MUST access Badge sales via the "HC26 Member Badges" page on the Member Portal, so that we can verify your Membership. You must be logged in to the Portal to access this page.

For non-Member Badge sales, there is a "Get/View Your Badge" item in the "Attend" dropdown menu.

Youth (18 & under) and Non-Playing Partner badges can only be added to a paid (or complimentary) Badge, so the links to add those are in the "Badge Verified" confirmation email you will receive.

There is a page of TTE usage tips here, with a focus on using the Event Schedule's functions.

The Historicon 2026 t-shirt is available (in Loyalist red or Rebel blue) for purchase here, through TR Historical.  Purchased shirts can be picked up at the TR Historical booth at the show, or delivered to you (for a shipping fee). Historicon-26-tshirts.png


Important Convention Dates

Date Action
02/16/2026 Convention Hotel Block opens
03/02/2026 Event Submission opens
03/02/2026 Exhibitor Early-Bird Registration opens
05/15/2026 Badge Sales opens 12pm EDT
05/26/2026 Event Ticket sales opens
07/15/2026 Onsite Registration opens

Convention Schedule

Area Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Gaming 5PM-1AM 9AM-1AM 9AM-1AM 9AM-1AM 9AM-2PM
Exhibit Hall Closed 10AM-6PM 10AM-6PM 10AM-6PM 9AM-12PM
Registration Desk 3PM-8PM 8AM-6PM 8AM-6PM 8AM-4PM 8AM-10AM
Events Desk/ GM Help Desk 4PM-10PM 8AM-10PM 8AM-10PM 8AM-8PM Closed
Hobby University Closed 10AM-6PM 10AM-6PM 10AM-6PM Closed
Wally's Basement Closed 7PM-9PM 9AM-11AM & 7PM-9PM 9AM-11AM & 1PM-3PM 9AM-11AM
War College Closed 9AM-6PM 9AM-6PM 9AM-6PM Closed
Board Game Library 5PM - 11PM 9AM-11PM 9AM-11PM 9AM-11PM Closed

Event Submission

Submission of Events (e.g., games, seminars, etc.) will open on March 2nd.

Scheduled Events can be viewed by clicking the "Events Schedule" item on the dropdown menu under "Attend" - we expect everything to be Scheduled by late May.

In the Schedule of Events, you can hover over the "i" to get the first few words of the session description, or click on the session "Name" to bring up the full details of the session.

Approved - but un-Scheduled - Events are only visible to the Event Host and the administrators.


Exhibitor Registration

Exhibitor Registration will open March 2nd.

To view a larger Exhibit Hall image, select Venue under Attend, and then select "Exhibit Hall" from the dropdown.

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Volunteer Registration

Volunteer registration will open on March 30th. Click on the Volunteer item in the top menu (when it is available).


Registration

Badges Tickets Pending

Merch Sales

Merch

Event Submissions

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Exhibitor / Sponsorship Applications

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Dates

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Location

Lancaster, PA

Venue

Lancaster County Convention Center

25 S Queen St, Lancaster, PA 17603, USA

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